5. Council non-domestic buildings
Council non-domestic buildings accounted for 4% of our 2020/21 carbon footprint.
Change in assets (speculative)
Potential Measure: Longer term rolling plan to address retained assets and fabric first approach measures to reduce consumption beyond 2025.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: SMB / City Surveyor / Net Zero Lead
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Consider GHG impacts in conjunction with potential development, construction of new facilities, sale of buildings, or change of asset to ensure lifetime emissions are accounted for, such as sale/repurpose of Civic Centre.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -473
Lead: SMB / City Surveyor
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Take GHG emissions into account alongside cost and commercial considerations when making key decisions to renovate and retain exiting sites. Refurbishing existing assets results in lower environmental impact.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: City Surveyor / Net Zero Lead / SMB
Resource required: Yes
Efficiency and demand reduction
Potential Measure: Improve space heating, hot water heating systems to decarbonise heat.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -572
Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / Service Leads
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Full energy efficiency and demand reduction investment grade audit at RAMM.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / RAMM Service Lead
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Improvement opportunities at RAMM include sector based changes to temperature and humidity controls of temporary exhibitions, and other permanent galleries to reduce consumption.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Corporate Propert y/ Net Zero Team / RAMM Service Lead
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Replacement of Air Handling Units.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Corporate Property/ Net Zero Team / RAMM Service Lead
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Improvements to Leisure Centres (Riverside ISCA, Exeter Arena) e.g. fabric improvements, ventilation upgrades, lighting replacement, swimming pool efficiency.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Leisure Service Lead / Net Zero Team
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Improvements to Corn Exchange e.g. fabric improvements, ventilation upgrades, lighting replacement.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / Service Lead
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Improvements to all remaining buildings with a 20% energy efficiency improvement by 2030.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Corporate Property/ Net Zero Team / Service Leads
Resource required: Yes
Decarbonising heat
Potential Measure: Installation of heat pumps, district heating, direct electric heating or hydrogen heating (if feasible) in public buildings to decarbonise heat, including those requiring replacement at Riverside, RAMM, ISCA and Arena Centre. Where heat pumps are installed, ensure that low and zero GWP refrigerants are used.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -584
Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / Service Leads
Resource required: Yes
Water
Potential Measure: Review water saving opportunities.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Net Zero Team/Service Leads
Resource required: Yes
Renewable energy
Potential Measure: Inclusion of PV on any suitable outstanding roofs across ECC's non-domestic estate – see Renewable Energy Sector.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -82
Lead: Net Zero Team/City Surveyor
Resource required: Yes
Potential Measure: Investigate potential for further energy storage.
Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc
Lead: Net Zero Team/City Surveyor
Resource required: Yes